Wash your stresses away in the warm geothermal waters at Novotel’s Royal Spa Centre in Rotorua. ECO HOTELS 057 JULYVOYEUR DESTINATION_ HOT HOTELS NOVOTEL LAKESIDE AND HOTEL IBIS, ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND Rotorua – 90 minutes’ drive from Auckland – is renowned for its natural geothermal activity and both hotels are harnessing the renewable energy source right on their doorsteps. Three on-site underground bore holes provide geothermal water at a piping-hot 120°C, which then passes through heat exchangers to heat the tap water for the hotels’ 344 rooms as well as their air-conditioners. Some of the geothermal water is also siphoned off into the Novotel’s underground Royal Spa and Fitness Centre where guests can relax in 37°C pools. In order to maintain the underground water table and environmental balance, the used geothermal water is injected back into the bore. Visit www.novotelrotorua.co.nz and www.ibishotels.co.nz.